WTF Wednesday: The British edition

Anne is having an essay contest – leave an entry by December 15 about why you or someone you know deserves a brand-new Denise interchangeable needle set. (Syd! She has ferrets!)

Thanks for all the well wishes for Mayhem!! She’s doing great – a little sleepy, but in good spirits… except that Chaos keeps hissing and growling at her. Guess she still smells too much like the vet…

“I’ll get you, big kitty, and your little dog Toto, too! Meanie.” -M

“Meanie?? Moi?! As if!” *hissssssssssssssssss* -C

Moving right along… A local grocery store has your basic “ethnic” food aisle. (Although I could make an argument for Thai and Indian being Asian…)

But here’s the sign on the other side of the aisle:

Ethnic British?! Hmm. I searched the store, but no other European countries were distinguished in this fashion, which is a shame, because I’d love to examine ethnic Andorran food. Here’s what the British section contained:

Do you think that’s a good representation of British cuisine? What distinctive British foods are missing?

Spotted Dick in a can! Wow, I had no idea. And Lion bars! My husband had those in England when he was little and he still remembers them, but you ca’t find them around here.
I’m glad you’re doing well, May. Chaos, you take care of your little sister!

Glad May is doing good. Where is the tea??, also missing beans, mushy peas, marmite, hey I could go on and on, but since there is tons of candy I’d be happy. We have one down the road from my house, and I go treat myself every few weeks.

What? You guys have a Brittish area? Our “ethnic” food isle consists of tex/mex and kosher foods. Go figure.
May is looking good, oh May dear, just scratch tic tac toe on Chaos’s nose, that’ll teach him, or better yet, sidle on by him, wave your lovely tail under his nose and remind him of his surgery…*snicker*

funny about the Brittish section – We actually have a very international community here where we live – it still surprises me what I can find in our little local QFC.
I am so glad that Mayhem is doing alright 🙂

Marmite? Yup, (and it’s gluten-free – just don’t use too much at a time – spread it about as thin as you can get it)
Ambrosia Creamed Rice? Yup (also gf – I like it straight out of the tin, but I’m a bit wierd…)
There’s not really much there for a Celiac (or if we’re being British: Coeliac) – and I’m with Pao – never heard of Barry’s Tea!

First things first- May, I so feel your pain. Love and noogies.
Being a confirmed Anglophile, I know a little about British foods. Marmite is an aquired taste, Brits love it. Also, Britains best kept secret- it’s not a food- FAIRY LIQUID! Second to none!

Poor tired, May! She looks exhausted and in need of lots of cuddles and a lap to sleep on. I’m offering 🙂

I’m intrigued by the ethnic British selection – there are a lot of traditional British foods but I’ve never ever heard of Barry’s Tea. I would have had Tetley or Yorkshire tea – actually just Yorkshire tea! I think I would have included some Wilkins jam which is far superior 🙂

Glad May is doing well. I hope her bare tummy isn’t giving her a chill. Chaos is setting a very bad big brother example. He better hope he never has to go to the vet when May gets to stay home.

When I was in England ages ago, I bought many jars of different marmalades (lime, lemon, three fruit, grapefruit, etc.). I can’t find most of them here (just plain orange), but they were so good on buttered toast. Mmmm…

Good for May! Love the snarl at Chaos! Here’s hoping they’ll be chummy soon. I lost a kitty once for the same surgery, so I’m happy Mayhem’s home. Her name was Mehitabel…do you know the archie and mehitabel stories? They are very funny, Rosalie Sorrels sings a song about them too. And, anybody out there speak Arabic? We had guests who laughed and laughed about her name, but wouldn’t say why…but they were extremely orthodox and uncomfortable even visiting in my home (with men present) and talking with me. And have you heard that joke about hell is where the british are the cooks (I forget what other nationalities are what). The chocolate reminds me of what our Australian friend sends us, and yup their cadbury bars are WAY better than ours!

When I was in Baltimore last week, my sister needed some taco sauce so I volunteered to make the grocery store run. After scanning all the aisle signs for *Mexican*, it finally clicked that it had been changed to *Hispanic*.